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Plans are underway at Jules Stein Eye Institute for the construction
of a third building, the Edie and Lew Wasserman Eye Research Center, which
will complete UCLA's vision science campus and provide the means for the
Institute to sustain a leadership role in ophthalmology into the 21st century.
The 100,000-square-foot building will be situated opposite the Doris Stein
Eye Research Center on Stein Plaza. Half of the space will be devoted to
eye research and the other half to synergistic programs of the Institute
and the UCLA Medical Center. The Institute has launched a campaign to raise
funds for the faculty and programs made possible by the new Wasserman Center.
Bartly J. Mondino, MD, Bradley R. Straatsma Professor of Ophthalmology
and Director of the Jules Stein Eye Institute, observed, "The Edie
and Lew Wasserman Eye Research Center will have an enormous impact on the
Institute. Not only will it expand our existing facilities and programs,
but it will enable us to create revolutionary new programs in vision genetics
and proteomics that will dramatically change the way we treat patients
with eye diseases."
In a Wasserman tribute address, President Bill Clinton declared, "This
is about more than a new building; it's about the far-reaching effects
blindness research will have on the quality of life for people around the
globe." Other Wasserman Foundation support for JSEI includes the Edie
and Lew Wasserman Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology. The Edie and Lew Wasserman
Center will maximize a functional and integrated building plan for programs
that will further the dream of both the Steins and the Wassermans-to prevent
blindness through the eradication of eye diseases.
» Programs of the new Edie and Lew Wasserman Eye Research Center
» JSEI Partners
» Wasserman Campaign Pledge
Form
Edie & Lew Wasserman Research Center Information
(310) 206-9701
giving@jsei.ucla.edu
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